At least 85 killed as plane crashes while landing at South Korea airport. SCREENGRAB/BBC
A plane carrying 181 passengers has crashed at an airport in the southwest of South Korea.
The death toll from the crash at Muan International Airport has risen to 85, the National Fire Agency says in a statement.
A total of 39 men and 46 women have been killed, it adds.
South Korean news agency Yonhap reports that most of the 181 passengers are presumed dead, citing the local fire authority.
The accident happened shortly after 09:00 local time - 00:00 GMT - when the plane landed at Muan International Airport.
Footage appearing to show the crash, which has not yet been verified, shows the aircraft skidding off the runway and crashing into a wall, before part of it bursts into flames.
In the last hour, the death toll has continued to rise.
The aircraft came off the runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in the south west of the country, the Yonhap news agency reported
The Jeju Air plane, which was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members, was returning from Bangkok in Thailand and crashed as it was landing at just after 09:00 local time
Two people have been found alive so far and rescue operations were still under way, a fire official told the Reuters news agency
Yonhap reported that the passengers on board the flight included 173 South Koreans and two Thais. Those confirmed dead include 37 women and 25 men
The cause of the crash is still not known, but local media report it may have been caused by birds getting caught in the plane's systems
The airline Jeju Air has just issued an apology.
"We at Jeju Air lower our head in apology to everyone who were harmed in this incident at the Muan Airport," says the statement, which has been translated into English.
"We will do all we can to respond to the incident. We are sorry for the distress."
The cause of the crash is still not known, but local media reported it may have been caused by birds getting caught in the plane's system.
This crash is the first fatal accident in the history of Jeju Air, one of South Korea's largest low-cost airlines, which was set up in 2005
